21 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE SCRIPTURALLY BAPTIZED

1. Because God commands it- Acts 10:48

2. To fulfill all righteousness- Matthew 3:15

3. To be a friend of Christ- John 15:14

4. Because you love God- I John 5:3; John 14:15

5. Lest you reject the council of God against yourself- Luke 7:30

6. To COMPLETE the “new birth.”-  John 3:3-5; Titus 3:5 

7. To enter the kingdom-  John 3:5 

8. For remission of sins- Acts 2:38 

9. To receive the gift of the Holy Spirit- Acts 2:38

10. In order to be saved- Mark 16:16

11. To wash away your sins- Acts 22:16

12. To get into the death of Jesus where blood was shed- Romans 6:3 

13. To be buried with Christ- Romans 6:4 

14. To be raised with Christ- Romans 6:4; Colossians. 3:1; 2:12

15. To rise to walk in the newness of life- Romans 6:4 

16. To be a child of God by faith- Galatians 3:26-27 

17. To get into the body, which is the Church- I Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 1:18

18. To have a good conscience- I Peter 3:21

19. To get INTO Christ- Galatians 3:27

20. Because “baptism doth also now save us.”- I Peter 3:21; Mark 16:16

21. To be “reconciled unto God in one body by the cross”- Ephesians 2:13-16